Arthur spent years building his empire inside a hyper-realistic, Ethereum-backed metaverse. From the comfort of his red leather chair, he ruled over infinite rows of pristine digital real estate under a perfectly programmed sky. It was shiny and perfect until the main net fractured. A catastrophic smart contract exploit ripped through the network, and in an instant, the illusion shattered spitting out a beating core. Arthur didn't panic. He just watched the sky break and glitch, realizing too late that even virtual empires can bleed.